NEW ORLEANS — The St. Louis Cathedral has been the city’s center of worship for over 280 years, but the current building has stood for almost 175 years. That building now needs special care.

Priests enter St. Louis Cathedral in New Orleans, La. ahead of a memorial Mass for Pope Francis on April 23, 2025. Francis died on Easter Monday at the age of 88. Matt Bloom ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - A memorial Mass for Pope Francis, which included prayers and songs, took place on Wednesday (April 23) inside St. Louis Cathedral, drawing hundreds of attendees. “In the ...

The archbishop of New Orleans held a Memorial Mass in honor of Pope Francis Wednesday afternoon. Archbishop Gregory Aymond led the mass at the St. Louis Cathedral. Skip to content ...

NEW ORLEANS — A special memorial service for Pope Francis will be held at St. Louis Cathedral on Wednesday The memorial begins at noon. Pope Francis was the first Latin American pontiff in ...

Hundreds of New Orleanians gathered for Wednesday's mass at the Saint Louis Cathedral to honor the life of Pope Francis where church goers reminisced about their few opportunities to connect with ...

When Jorge Mario Bergoglio became pope in 2013, he chose a name no pontiff had ever taken: Francis. It was inspired by St Francis of Assisi - the saint of the poor, the humble and the earth.

Joseph Slay of St. Louis stands in prayer with hundreds of others on Monday, April 21, 2025, at the Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis during an afternoon Mass recognizing the death of Pope Francis ...

St. Francis of Assisi, born Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone around 1181 or 1182 in Assisi, Italy, is a prominent figure among Catholics. He was a renowned Italian mystic and poet who renounced ...

In 1182, St. Francis was born to a wealthy family in Assisi, which rises above a fertile valley in central Italy. Praying in front of a crucifix, he is said to have heard a call to reform the church.

Jim and Jeanne Mulligan headed to the Cathedral of St. Paul on Monday morning after they heard the news that Pope Francis had died. The couple, who are from Grand Forks, N.D., and were in St. Paul ...